Geez am I getting old! NOFX, the band that I considered the new punk, is 25 years old. It is funny that the whole 1980's wave of SoCal punk bands that emerged after the original onslaught of bands like Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys, et al... are now the old guard. Bands like Lagwagon, NOFX, Rancid, Bracket, etc.
So NOFX are turning 25 years old. Lots of great music. Lots of great cds, lots of great shows. The band that will play a punk show ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, for ANYONE deserves our debt of grattitude for keeping the fire going. The last cd they put out was a live one that captures the fun that is a NOFX show and it is definitely worth the listen. NOFX has done everything but a Christmas cd. How about NOFXmas? Nice idea, huh.
I always like the sense of humor in their music, their prolific writing, their liberal politics and their sloppy great musicianship. Believe me, it takes a great musician to sound like you don't practice...
Fat Mike and the gang, Here is to another 25 years! I will be 70 years old at that time, but probably still a punk, after all...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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